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[[File:{{Infobox maroon carriage|image = BR_21254_20150307.jpg |thumb|300px|right| caption = BR Brake Composite Corridor 21254|construc = BR Derby|status = In service|carno = E21254|livery = BR Maroon|othernos = NE21254|designed = |diagram = 171|lot = 30731|cartype = [[:Category: Carriage Type BCK|BCK]]|topscode = [[:Category: Carriage Type BCK|AB31]]|seats = 12 first, 18 standard|built = 1963|years1 = 1981 |events1 = Preserved on SVR|years2 = |events2 = |years3 = |events3 = |years4 = |events4 = |years5 = |events5 = |years6 = |events6 = }}21254 is a BR Mk 1 Brake Corridor Composite (BCK) No 21254 was carriage, having two first class and three second class compartments as well as a small guard's compartment. Only 276 of this type were built at Derby in 1963 to diagram number 171 lot number 30731; they were often used on overnight sleeper trains.<ref name=StockBook>SVR Stock Book 9th Edition</ref>

==Service and preservation==21254 was built at Derby in 1963 to Diagram 171 (AB301), Lot 30731. It entered service in the Eastern region in February 1964, where it remained apart from an allocation to the Northeast region between July 1966 and January 1968.<ref name=Longworth>[[Bibliography#Other References|Longworth (2013)]] pp.127-8.</ref> Prior to withdrawal from service in 1981 it was preserved noted in use on the "Night Scotsman" services into Kings Cross. It arrived on the SVR on 21 August 1981 and is seen photographed in March 2015 as part from Bounds Green, having been purchased by a trustee of the BR Maroon set[[The Erlestoke Manor Fund]].<ref name=StockBook/>

In May 2017 it was undergoing restoration with all 10 doors, including locks, serviced, plus a full repaint.<ref>SVR 'Branch Lines' e-newsletter May 2017</ref>  It was photographed in March 2015 as part of the BR Maroon set. ==See also==*[[Carriages#BR Designed Coaches | List of carriages]] ==SourcesReferences==Railway Heritage Register Carriage Survey<brreferences />

*[http://www.cs.vintagecarriagestrustrhrp.org.uk/se/CarriageInfo.asp?Ref=1681 21254 on vintagecarriagestrust.orgRailway Heritage Register On-Line]<br>

==See also=={{CarriageNavbox}}[[Carriages#BR Designed Coaches | List of carriagesCategory:Rolling stock owned by The Erlestoke Manor Fund]]<br>: [[BR 16267 Composite Corridor | Previous ]]<br>Category: [[BR 24839 Corridor Second | Next Carriage Type BCK]]